“They have tracks that are similar to deer, but more rounded,” he said.

Rooting is biggest tipoff, however. In softer soils, rooted areas can be up to 3 feet deep, leaving large wallows. They root around looking for food, usually in broad areas leaving massive soil disturbances, loss of plant material and erosion problems. The hogs then rub on trees, removing bark and leaving mud plastered to tree trunks a few feet off the ground.

Counties in the southeast portion of the state have bigger populations, but feral hogs have been leaving destruction in their paths throughout Oklahoma.